About Dhawa Village

Dhawa is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 174 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Thakurgangti
Pincode	813208
Area (hectares)	50 hectares
Population	335
Male Population	174
Female Population	161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhawa is the 80th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dhawa

Dhawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhawa from other places

Dhawa lies about 27 km from Godda. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhawa
District headquarters	Godda	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurgangti	32 km

Villages closest to Dhawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurgangti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawa village had a population of 335. That makes it the 80th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Dhawa village has 174 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawa has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dhawa is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawa covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhawa falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhawa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhawa.

Dhawa is about 27 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawa is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 27 km away. Thakurgangti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.